Annie Lennox ‘Disturbed’ By Oversexualized Music Videos

Annie Lennox performs during the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on August 12, 2012 in London, England.

Annie Lennox is the latest woman musician to weigh in on the sexualization of young pop stars. A note was posted on the Facebook page of the former Eurythmics frontwoman offering her thoughts on sexual imagery in music. The 58-year-old singer’s comments come in the wake of an online dispute between Miley Cyrus and Sinead O’Connor over the former’s attention-grabbing twerking. The post on Lennox’s Facebook page never names names, but one can image that she’s probably talking about Cyrus, though she could also be referring to Rihanna‘s recent video “Pour It Up,” which features stripple pole dancing and water twerking, or maybe a dozen other videos with young female stars grabbing for attention. A representative for Lennox didn’t return a request for comment.

The note on Lennox’s Facebook page read: “I have to say that I’m disturbed and dismayed by the recent spate of overtly sexualised performances and videos. You know the ones I’m talking about. It seems obvious that certain record companies are peddling highly styled pornography with musical accompaniment. As if the tidal wave of sexualised imagery wasn’t already bombarding impressionable young girls enough.”

The note continued, “I believe in freedom of speech and expression, but the market forces don’t give a toss about the notion of boundaries. As long as there’s booty to make money out of, it will be bought and sold. It’s depressing to see how these performers are so eager to push this new level of low.”

“Their assumption seems to be that misogyny- utilised and displayed through oneself is totally fine, as long as you are the one creating it. As if it’s all justified by how many millions of dollars and U tube hits you get from behaving like pimp and prostitute at the same time. It’s a glorified and monetized form of self harm.”